Wednesday was another cold one in the early AM but began to moderate in the afternoon and evening. Sunny skies gave way to increasing clouds in the afternoon and evening, as a big coastal storm headed north/northeast towards my area. Temperatures rose to almost the freezing mark by mid-afternoon. The Wednesday minimum temperature from the VP2 (10.4°) was recorded at 0506 while the maximum temperature (30.8°) was recorded at 1600. Dew point temperatures ranged from 4° at 0428 up to 15° at 1841. Relative humidity values rose from yesterday’s values (81% – 38%). Barometric values lowered throughout the day, from an early morning high of 30.43″ at 0000 down to 29.98″ almost 24 hours later at 2347.

Remember now you can get the VP2 data on Weatherlink. You can access the data through http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman444.

I am posting daily to weather underground. My ID is KMDROCKV200 and my station is called “Gardens of Traville.” Data is online, normally just about in real-time. I contribute daily to cocorahs as Rockville 2.8 WNW, Station ID MD-MG-115. Please take note that Weather Underground does not report snow data, and reflects what is recorded automatically through the tipping bucket VP2 gauge.

I watched several updates on TWC and local TV and also of course on the internet to see what was happening with this fast developing nor’easter coming up the coast currently.  I had my usual spicy low sodium V8 and my usual vitamins, supplements and water throughout the day.

We have cloudy skies now with light, wind-driven snow falling. resulting in a minor accumulation so far with temps in the 20s. Snow should continue to fall occasionally with a total fall of no more than an inch or two through the morning. On Thursday afternoon another arctic outbreak should start to move in behind the storm, with highs in the mid 20s under partly cloudy, windy skies, lows down around 7°. Friday should be colder, with highs in the upper teens, lows around 4° under mostly sunny, windy conditions with dangerous wind chill temperatures. On Saturday the peak of the cold air will be over us with lessening winds, highs in the mid-upper teens and lows around 3° under sunny skies. Sunday should be mostly sunny and not as cold, with highs in the mid 20s and lows in the upper teens. Monday should start out cloudy with an icy start changing over to rain later with highs in the upper 30s. Look for a warm up for most of the next week with highs above freezing in the 30s and even 40s, and lows mostly in the 20s.

On the Channel 4 weather website at 0533 radar is showing snow that has overspread our area here and especially to the east, towards the Ocean, where greater accumulations are expected to fall. The southern boundary of the snowstorm is now in North Carolina, and the streaks of snow have already reached parts of southern New England. Blizzard warnings have been posted for many of the exposed coastal areas up the East Coast.

Cloudy with light snow falling. Featured image taken at 0515, temperature 22° baro press 29.77″ F, dew pt 19. Winds NW 15-20.  

As of 0533, the data from the VP2 (coming from the ground radiation shield about 4 feet off the ground just under and out from the balcony) and the Lakewood WXBug station are as follows :

Station Relative Location Temp RH DP    BP      Wind   High/Low temp Wednesday
VP2             Ground           21.8  90  19  29.77F   NA      30.8/10.4

There was no accumulation of snow in the cocorahs gauge on Wednesday. The VP2 tipping bucket rain gauge under my balcony recorded no precipitation on Wednesday through midnight. I am down to a bare trace of snow on the ground due to sublimation of the snow directly into the atmosphere from the sun and low dew point temps.

January precipitation is 0.00″.

January snowfall is 0.0″.
The seasonal snowfall total is 3.8″.

Year-to-date precipitation total is 0.00″

WX Bug Lakewood 4500 ft, 21 92 18 29.74F NW 15 G NNW 23
                              140° from station                             32/5

The Lakewood rain gauge showed no precipitation on Wednesday, and no snow melted through. It is reporting on 2018 precipitation now, at 0.00″ so far.

Temp from the VP2 at 2400 was 27.3 RH 58% BP 29.98F DP 14.5. Cloudy, cold and dry at this time.

Good morning from the cloudy, cold, and snowy Walrus early on this Thursday morning.